minc812	Surrey Second XI v Berkshire
	Minor Counties Championship 1907 (Midlands Division)
Venue	Park Lane, Reigate on 20th, 21st June 1907 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Berkshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Surrey Second XI won by an innings and 195 runs
Points	Surrey Second XI 5; Berkshire 0
Umpires	R Barber, G Perkins
Close of play day 1	Berkshire (2) 13/0 (Strange 4*, Collins 9*)

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Berkshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AP Strange	b Spring	6
LP Collins	c Smith b Spring	21
ED Matthews	b Smith	7
EA Watts	b Spring	1
W Barker	b Smith	1
HW Shoosmith	b Smith	15
H Barrett	b Spring	8
*CEMY Nepean	c Davis b Spring	10
+EF Rowe	c Smith b Spring	9
W Cave	not out	2
C Spencer	b Smith	4
Extras		0
Total	(all out, 38 overs)	84
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-34, 3-?, 4-?, 5-36, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-84 (38 ov)

Surrey Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Smith	19	5	40	4	-	-
Spring	19	5	44	6	-	-

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Surrey Second XI first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*PH Slater	b Barker	4
A Baker	c Shoosmith b Spencer	20
A Ducat	c Strange b Barker	210
WE Davis	st Rowe b Nepean	12
F Stedman	c Shoosmith b Barrett	21
WA Spring	c Watts b Spencer	102
+HE Vigar	b Shoosmith	15
JW Meads	c Cave b Barker	9
HG Blacklidge	not out	13
GJ Carver	c Strange b Cave	4
WC Smith	b Cave	0
Extras		3
Total	(all out, 86 overs)	413
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-83, 3-111, 4-149, 5-310, 6-408, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-413 (86 ov)

Berkshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Barker	23	1	110	3	-	-
Cave	23	2	92	2	-	-
Shoosmith	15	1	79	1	-	-
Spencer	16	1	71	2	-	-
Nepean	6	1	36	1	-	-
Barrett	3	0	22	1	-	-

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Berkshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AP Strange	b Smith	7
LP Collins	b Smith	29
ED Matthews	c Vigar b Spring	0
EA Watts	c Slater b Spring	8
W Barker	b Smith	0
HW Shoosmith	c Spring b Davis	26
H Barrett	c Davis b Smith	3
*CEMY Nepean	c Baker b Spring	5
+EF Rowe	b Spring	8
W Cave	b Carver	37
C Spencer	not out	0
Extras		11
Total	(all out, 60 overs)	134
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-49, 6-?, 7-?, 8-82, 9-133, 10-134 (60 ov)

Surrey Second XI bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Carver	9	3	23	1	-	-
Smith	26	11	39	4	-	-
Spring	22	4	50	4	-	-
Davis	3	0	11	1	-	-

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Notes
--> GJ Carver made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> ED Matthews made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> A Ducat (1) passed his previous highest score of 81 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> A Ducat (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> A Ducat (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 133
--> WE Davis (1) passed 1000 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 6
--> WA Spring (1) passed his previous highest score of 77 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WA Spring (1) made his first century in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> WA Spring (1) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 66
--> HW Shoosmith (2) passed his previous highest score of 16 in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> W Cave (2) passed 500 runs in Minor Counties Championship matches when he reached 24
--> WA Spring achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Berkshire first innings (previous best was 5-41)

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This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
Surrey 2nd XI won by an innings and 195 runs on the second day. For the winners, there were 26 fours in Ducat's 210, an innings of 205 minutes, and 10 fours in Spring's 102, scored in just under 2 hours. Together they added 161 runs for the Surrey 2nd XI fifth wicket. In the Berkshire second innings, Shoosmith and Cave put on 51 runs for the ninth wicket. Ducat's innings of 210 was the second highest of the season and the highest score for Surrey in the competition beating Holland's 207 in 1905.
[Missing: Extras breakdown; fall of wickets ;precise time completed; Spencer's initials.]
Sources: Surrey Year Book 1907, p 108; Surrey Mirror 21 June; Berkshire Chronicle 29 June; Reading Mercury 29 June; Reading Observer 29 June; The Sportsman 21,22 June; Cricketer and Hockey Player 27 June.

 

 

 

 

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